Author Question: The client verbalizes concern for hospitalization because he doesn't believe there are any health ... (Read 27 times)

audragclark · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The client verbalizes concern for hospitalization because he doesn't believe there are any health issues. The nurse explains to the client that health is:

a. a state of optimal wellness where the individual moves toward integration of human functioning
b. a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
c. promotion of wellness, including disease prevention
d. the absence of illness or disease

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a dying client. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to control the client's pain? (Select all that apply.)

a. assess pain level every 4 hours
b. administer pain medications in a timely manner around the clock
c. delay pain medication if the client is asleep
d. evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medications frequently
e. administer oxygen
f. address break-through pain in a timely manner

lucas dlamini · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.

Answer to Question 2

B, D, F
Interventions the nurse should implement to control the client's pain are assess pain level frequently and thoroughly, administer pain medications in a timely manner around the clock, evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medications frequently, address break-through pain in a timely manner, and do not delay or deny pain medication.